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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1968
Page
2
garner infant, child of mr'se howard garner of serine hill e te onkorast will announce local arrangements garner, sis infant of mby and de garner of houma died friday. obituary brief notes family, location, and funeral plans.
James Marlow, longtime AP columnist of The World Today, died at 64. A reporter since 1937, the Hell’s Kitchen native studied little in college but read widely and shaped interpretive writing. He covered Washington, authored a landmark Churchill study, and remained deadline-driven while mentoring others at AP.
Morrilton Arkansas April witnesses described refusals of bribes offered by Gene Wirges former Morrilton newspaper man to influence testimony in a taxpayers suit against Marlin Hawkins the Conway County Sheriff. Bennett and Toney testified Wirges pressed them to testify they did not get $200 and $145 bond refunds and to implicate the sheriff in improper refunds.
Weather report summarizes conditions for Arkansas and Louisiana with scattered showers and thunderstorms fading west to east by night. It notes mild temperatures with lows in the 50s to 60s and highs ranging from the 70s to mid 80s across the two states, with partly cloudy skies elsewhere.
In the A Shau Valley near the Laotian border Captain Denny Miner recalls the first day of a long-awaited assault by American helicopter crews. North Vietnamese anti aircraft fire shattered choppers while crews endured heavy danger. By day four the 1st Cavalry claimed control of most positions despite fierce resistance.
Joseph Rizor, 40, in Stanford M C, has passed the first critical hours after a 4% hour heart transplant from donor Norman Shumway. Rizor, recovering with artificial respiration, is the eighth person to receive a human heart. Donor family requested anonymity following brain death. Rizor previously endured seven years of heart illness and moved from Salinas with his wife and four children. Graduation notes and local profiles follow, highlighting Johnny and Carol McJunkins from Saratoga and Rita Caldwell of Columbus amidst upcoming college plans.
The world’s third human heart transplant within a week and the ninth overall was performed at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. Everett Clair Thomas, 47, of Phoenix, received a heart from a 23-year-old woman who shot herself. he survived. A French recipient died Tuesday, while Joseph Rizor, 40, in Stanford, Calif., was in fair condition after receiving another donor heart.
President Johnson demands action on the surtax as House committees propose spending cuts totaling billions. He warns against procrastination and urges Congress to pass a tax bill, arguing it is essential for government stability. Also noted: Clovis Roblain, Europe’s first heart transplant patient, dies in Paris after receiving a donor heart.
John W. Odell son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert W Odell of Hope has been promoted to manager of the J A West Department Store in Harrison. He began with the company in October 1963 at the local store and has since served as assistant manager in Magnolia El Dorado and Malvern. He moved to Harrison with his wife and son this week.
An active cool front edging toward Arkansas triggered showers and thunderstorms this morning. Western Arkansas saw afternoon activity forecast to spread eastward overnight into Saturday morning, with most activity ending Saturday afternoon. Temperatures ranged from 76 to 90, with lows from 53 to 65. Rainfall reported was 0.02 inches at Harrison.
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